Rented a splitter last monday to finish off all the rounds I had left. Everything in this photo that is stacked was hand split this year. I was hoping to get by without a splitter rental - but I had about 20 or so rounds I couldn't bust. So I scrounged two truck loads of ash just to have something to go with the rounds I couldn't bust in order to justify the $ 60 rental. When I finished - I let my neighbor use it too and he did about the same, so it was a good day.
From left to right - I've got oak, maple/cherry, and ash. I feel good about all of it. The oak was dead fall for some time and didn't look to bad when I split it. With a hot dry summer - I should be good to go.
Notice the proper position for the splitter. I used a big round to sit on - and it was the last thing I split.
It's all stacked and now all mother nature needs to do is dry it out by october!
From left to right - I've got oak, maple/cherry, and ash. I feel good about all of it. The oak was dead fall for some time and didn't look to bad when I split it. With a hot dry summer - I should be good to go.
Notice the proper position for the splitter. I used a big round to sit on - and it was the last thing I split.
It's all stacked and now all mother nature needs to do is dry it out by october!